Charles puddefoot



(No Model.)

C. PUDDEFOOT. GORKSGRBW.

v101501,468 Patented July 11, 1893..

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CHARLES PUDDEFOOT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE DETROIT CORKSCREW COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CORKSCREW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 501,468, dated July l1,1893.

Application iiled May 14, 1892.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES PUDDEFooT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Corkscrews, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful im- 1o provements incorkscrews, of that class having an arm pivoted to the frame serving asa fulcrum in drawing the cork.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction of the screw and theframe, whereby its manufacture is simplied and cheapened, and further inthepeculiar construction of theA frame with parallel portions betweenwhich the screw is pivoted having a contracted section acting as a clampto hold the zo screw in its open and closed'position, and

serving also to clamp'the fulcrum arm in its closed position; further inthe peculiar construction of the frame whereby the parts are adapted tobe folded into a compact shape 2 5 Without protruding points, andfurther in the peculiar construction, arrangement and cornbination ofthe various parts all as more fully hereinafter described.

Figure l is a plan view of the corkscrew 3o folded. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a similar elevation, showing the screwextended as in position for use. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the frame,showing,r the parts in the position when drawing a cork. Fig. 5 is 3 5 alongitudinal section through the device showing the manner of throwingout the fulcrum arm. Fig. 6 is a section of the device and ,a bottle towhich it is applied showing the manner of using it to draw a cork.

4o The frame I preferably make of a single piece of wire or othersuitable metal, bent to form the loop or yoke shaped open section A, theends being drawn together, and forming a parallel extension of the yokeshaped frame.

In this extension is formed the bend B, at theapex of which is pivotedthe shank C of the corkscrew D, and at the end of the extension ispivoted the fulcrum arm E. In case the frame is made of round wire, theextension is 5o preferably flattened to form at inner faces,

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and at the apex of the bend, acountersink is formed on the outside,forming a rosette shaped bearing forthe shank of the corkscrew, theheads of the pivot a of which are thus made flush with the outside ofthe frame. At F the frame is contracted, preferably from at or near thepivotal point of the screw to Athe end of the yoke shaped frame. Theshank of the screw has the fulcrum releasing arm G,

which is preferably slightly wedge shaped in 6o cross section, as shownin Fig. 4. The shank C is of substantially the same length as the lengthof 'the frame beyond the pivot.

To fold the device the screw is turned upon its pivot, and folded withits point within the 6 5 frame, the shank in this position being forcedinto the contracted portion F of the extension, which holds it in thisposition against accidental displacement. The fulcrum is then turnedupon its pivot to the other side of the 7o frame, and its end crowdedinto the other side of the contracted portion F entirely inclosing thearm, and holding it in its position. It will be seen that pivoting thescrew in-the bend, throws the shank sufficiently to one side 7 5 toenable me to bring the shank and the arm into parallel relation onopposite sides ot' the frame.

To open the device, the operator can easily insert his fingers besidethe screw in the yoke 8o shaped section and turn it upon its pivot. Indoing this the extension G, thrusts the arm E out from the frame asshown in Fig. 5. Then turning the screw into position as an extension ofthe frame, the extension G is wedged in the contracted section F andholds it in such position while the operator is turning the screw intothe bottle. Then the fulcrum arrn may be turned down to engage upon theupper edge of the bottle, being suitably notched or oo grooved as shownat b, Fig. 6, and lifting upon the frame, the handle being fulcrumedupon the arm E, the cork is easily withdrawn.

What I claim as my invention is-4 l. A corkscrew consisting of a framehaving parallel extensions formed with their inner ends inclining towardeach other, a screw pivoted in the extensions, at the end of theinclined portions, and a fulcrurn arm pivoted in the outer ends of theextensions of a length roo corkscrew pivoted therein, a fulcrum arm alsopivoted therein, the pivots of the two being in different planesparallel with the handle, 15 whereby they may be folded into the frameon opposite sides, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES PUDDEFOOT. NVitnesses:

N. L. LINDOP, M. B. ODOGHERTY.

